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| the process of change over time |
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| preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms |
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| nature provides the variations, and humans select those they find useful. |
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| Lamarck's Evolutionary Hypothesis |
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| was incorrect in several ways, but paved a way for later biologists. |
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| reasoned that if the human population grew unchecked, there wouldn't be enough living space and food for everyone. |
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| any inheritable characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive & reproduce in its environment. |
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| describes how well an organism can survive and reproduce in it's environment. |
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| is the process by which organisms with variations most suited to their local environment and leave more offspring. |
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| principle of Common Descent |
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| all species, living and extinct, are descended from ancient common ancestors |
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| is the study of where organisms live now and where they and their ancestors lived in the past. |
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| structures that are shared by related species and that have been inherited from a common ancestor |
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| body parts that share common function, but not structure Ex: wing of a bee and wing of a bird |
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| inherited from ancestors but have lost much or all of their original function due to different selection pressures acting on the descendant |
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| ancient gene that determines body parts |
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| living organisms evolved through descent with modification from a common ancestor |
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